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Attackers lured victims through dating apps

Two men in Worcester arranged to meet women through a dating app, only to find a pair of dangerous criminals instead. One of the victims was robbed and the other was stabbed after the attackers were unable to rob him.

Two men in Worcester arranged to meet women through a dating app, only to find a pair of dangerous criminals instead. One of the victims was robbed and the other was stabbed after the attackers were unable to rob him.

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Updated: 4:44 PM EST Jan 12, 2016

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WEBVTT CHARGES, INCLUDING ARMED ROBBERY AND ASSAULT. DATING APPS ARE A POPULAR WAY TO MEET THEM, BUT CRIMINALS ARE USING THE NEW TECHNOLOGY TO TARGET YOU. WE ARE LIVE AT WORCESTER WITH A WARNING. REPORTER: FOR THOSE WHO USE DATA GAPS ON THEIR PHONES, DON'T LEAVE COMMON SENSE AT HOME. THAT IS WHAT HAPPENED AT THIS WORCESTER COMPLEX. TWO MEN THOUGHT THEY WERE MEETING A DATE ADDED APARTMENT. IT STARTED WITH A 19-YEAR-OLD MALE, WHO THOUGHT HE WAS MEETING A WOMAN HE CONNECTED WITH ONLINE. INSTEAD, TO GUYS IN THE STAIRWELL JUMPED IN AND TOOK HIS PHONE. TWO DAYS AGO, A 33-YEAR-OLD MAN USED A NAP TO CONNECT WITH A WOMAN. SHE GOT TO THE APARTMENT AND HE TOO WAS JUMPED, STABBED WHEN HE FOUGHT BACK. HE IS GOING TO BE OK, BUT POLICE WARN THESE ARE SCHEMES AND THEY ARE GROWING. THEIR ADVICE -- DON'T MEET PEOPLE YOU DON'T KNOW IN A PRIVATE PLACE. GO TO A PUBLIC PLACE. AND IF YOU USE AN APP, STAY IN PLAINVIEW.

Attackers lured victims through dating apps

Two men in Worcester arranged to meet women through a dating app, only to find a pair of dangerous criminals instead. One of the victims was robbed and the other was stabbed after the attackers were unable to rob him.